Hans Kirn

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?–1945 Unit KG 6		Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Oberfeldwebel Name Hans Kirn
Died 29 November 2007(2007-11-29) (aged 87) Munich

Hans Kirn (8 August 1920 – 29 November 2007) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 October 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (16 August 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6

References

Hans Kirn Wikipedia

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